Hi All,Today is Friday. It is also the 13th day of December. That means it is Friday the 13th. I hope I didn't scare you. This makes for a very, very easy blog post today. Yep - you guessed it. I'm going to write about Friday the 13th - and movies, and its history and black cats.
So, how did Friday the 13th come into being? Great question and here is an interesting answer - brought to you by Wikipedia.
Readers might also want to click on this link from Urban Legends. It also discusses the history of Friday the 13th and puts it in perspective. Also, click here for the Snopes.com version of what Friday the 13th is all about. Cool stuff.
Is the origin of Friday the 13th a combination of two unlucky superstitions? (Friday being an unlucky day and the unlucky number 13?) Read on....for an answer.
Click on this link - again from Wikipedia - to see a list of notable people who died on Friday the 13th - some examples....Gioachino Rossini, Hubert Humphrey, Benny Goodman, Tim Russert and Tupac Shakur.
Click on this clever website that has 13 Years of Friday the 13th.
Like horror and slasher movies? Well, we've got a load of them on Friday the 13th. In particular the whole series (aptly titled) 'Friday the 13th' can be found at the prior link. Users can learn all about the movies and there is a link for fans, an archive and a place where visitors can buy 'all things related to F13' (aka, movies, apparel, books, figures, posters and more). If you want some reviews for various 'Friday the 13th' movies, click on this link - courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes.
And if you want to try to 'ward off the fears of Friday the 13th', click on this link, care of NPR (National Public Radio).
Finally, click on this link to get the low-down on black cats and Friday the 13th - trust me, you won't want to let this pass you on by. :)
Lest we end on a scary note, click on this link from Youtube for a cute little spoof on Friday the 13th. Really, its quite harmless - and pretty cute!
Enjoy the links and hopefully you won't have an unlucky day!
Regards,
Stu
